Green pixels out of nowhere on laptop screen

My device is the HP Pavilion m7-1015dx Entertainment PC, and it has suddenly had green dots all on the screen at different times. They are not in the same place everytime they appear. It just started yesterday but has not gone away. I've purchased this just over a year ago, and would like to know how to resolve this.
Thank you for your help

Hello goodwin3
I am sorry to hear you are having display issues with your HP Pavilion m7-1015dx Entertainment PC, and I would like to offer my assistance. The first thing I would like to try is to ensure you have the correct drivers and they are not corrupted. To do this I would like you to go to the HP Pavilion m7-1015dx Entertainment Notebook PC Drivers page and follow the instructions below:
Step 1. Select your operating system from the drop down box and click "Next"
Step 2. Scroll down the page and click on "Driver - Graphics"
Step 3. Download and install the driver package and install.
This should resolve your display issue. Thank you for posting on the HP Forums. Have a great day!
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to the problem now
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